General
What is an adaptation?
A physical feature or behavior that helps an organism survives
What is a physical adaptation?
A body part that an animal has to help it survive
What is a behavioral adaptation?
A behavior an animal does in order to survive
What is a fossil?
An impression of an organism after it has died
are remains of something that lived long ago.
Fossils
What is it called when an animal blends into it's environment in order to hide from prey or predators?
Camouflage
What is it called when an animal goes into a deep sleep for an extended period of time?
Hibernation
What are the 4 types of fossils?
Cast
True Form
Trace
Mold
What is the difference between a physical and behavioral adaptation?
Behavioral- a behavior an animal has that helps them survive
Name some adaptations animals have to help them defend themselves
Teeth
Claws
Venom
A baby bear learning to hunt is an example of
a learned behavior
What is the name of the scientist that studies fossils?
Paleontologist
The number of a group of the same kind of living things that live in the same place is called a(n)
Population
Name some adaptations animals have to help them move
Wings
Fins
Legs
Webbed feet
When animals leave an area due to cold weather, lack of food, etc., that is called...
Migration
What is fossilization?
the process of an animal or plant becoming preserved in a hard, petrified form.
Many animals have special traits that keep them safe in their environment. These traits are called?
Adaptations
The Arctic Hare’s brown fur turns white in the winter. How does this adaptation help the Arctic hare?
Hide from predators in the snow
An instinct is a behavior that animals...
are born to do
How do fossils help scientists?
Fossils provide evidence about the
organisms that lived long ago and clues about
how their environments were long ago